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People news: Tompkins Trust promotes Hallock to officer
ITHACA, N.Y. — Tompkins Trust Company announced it has promoted Michelle Hallock, learning and development business partner, to officer. She has been with the bank
Excellus is accepting applications for nonprofit community health awards
DeWITT, N.Y. — Excellus BlueCross BlueShield is calling on nonprofit organizations to apply for its community health awards that will provide a total of $87,000
People news: MVCC appoints Leandre as director of student engagement and outreach
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) announced it has appointed Jean Leandre as director of student engagement and outreach. Leandre will work with
People news: Syracuse University hires Mulbah as recruiting director for football team
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — New Syracuse Orange head football coach Dino Babers on Monday afternoon named Asil Mulbah to his support staff as director of recruiting
Cazenovia College names Chesbrough as its next president
CAZENOVIA, N.Y. — Cazenovia College has named a SUNY Potsdam graduate as the school’s 29th president. Ronald Chesbrough, who currently serves as president of St.
People news: Tompkins Trust promotes Dryden branch manager
DRYDEN, N.Y. — Tompkins Trust Company announced it has promoted Linda Georgia, branch manager of its Dryden office, to assistant VP. She has been with
Laboratory Alliance: lab careers available for science-minded students
SALINA — Laboratory Alliance of Central New York, LLC is concerned about what it calls an “alarming national shortage” in the medical technology or laboratory workforce. “I call it a silent crisis because nobody really knows what medical technology is,” says Barbara Guiffrida, VP of human resources at Laboratory Alliance. A medical technologist or a
OVIA adds employee, accounts in Banach Insurance Agency acquisition
OSWEGO — Oswego Valley Insurance Agencies, LLC (OVIA) started 2016 with a new employee and hundreds of new accounts. OVIA acquired the Banach Insurance Agency of Pulaski in a transaction that took effect Jan. 1. The agency didn’t release any financial terms of the acquisition. OVIA handled a “little bit of brokering” with the Banach
EBRI: Consumer-driven health plans impact attention to costs, behavior
People who have consumer-driven health plans (CDHPs) appear to pay more attention to their health costs and behavior. That’s according to new research that the Washington, D.C.–based Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) released last month. EBRI works to contribute to, encourage, and enhance the development of sound employee-benefit programs and sound public policy through objective
Hiland joins Harris Beach as partner in Ithaca office
ITHACA — Harris Beach PLLC announced it has expanded its corporate and commercial real estate practices with the addition of attorney Seth T. Hiland as a partner in the firm’s Ithaca office. “Seth is a well-respected practitioner in this region with a diverse corporate, real estate, and business practice that will enable us to provide
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